Erland Wilder

It isnt anti-tribalist to recognise that different tribes see the gods in different ways. The worship of various gods by various races developed from those races perceiving the gods. What differs regionally is the perception, not the perceived. This in no way negates the value of those perceptions and the differentiation of peoples that caused the divergent perceptions. All this is divinely ordained too

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"The Spirit of Plato" by William Blake

The Black Prince at Crécy

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"...if it were possible, I would have made both your little body and your little property free and not exposed to hindrance. But now be not ignorant of this: this body is not yours, but it is clay finely tempered. And since I was not able to do for you what I have mentioned, I have given you a small portion of us [the gods], this faculty of pursuing an object and avoiding it, and the faculty of desire and aversion, and, in a word, the faculty of using the appearances of things; and if you will take care of this faculty and consider it your only possession, you will never be hindered, never meet with impediments; you will not lament, you will not blame, you will not flatter any person." -Zeus, according to Epictetus (Discourses of Epictetus 1.1)

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To correctly and diligently practice Platonism, as taught by the Platonic tradition itself, is to practice the most sophisticated and well-developed form of paganism in the world, and the best documented Western form.

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Future Paganism Among Westerners there is an erroneous belief that Paganism must necessarily involve revival of archaic aesthetics, or historical modes of being. But nothing could be further from the truth, because globally, all pagan religions constantly integrate new technologies and cultural tendencies into their religious practices and always have done, because they are not calcified by a dated text. 1/2

The painting "Pythagoreans Celebrate Sunrise" (Russian: "Гимн пифагорейцев восходящему солнцу", meaning “Hymn of the Pythagoreans to the Rising Sun”) is an 1869 painting by the Russian artist Fyodor Andreevich Bronnikov. It is currently held in the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

#horseally

Of all the heinous things that have decimated the modern West's connectivity to localized, tight-knit communities, I believe the automobile is the most responsible. You don't need your neighbors for anything, because you can get far away from them without any trouble. Without cars, supermarkets would have a nearly impossible time monopolizing food and services. I stand with Horses. ✊🏼 🐴

A really good video for Pagans in general, let alone Platonists. I appreciate this channel's ability to make pagan philosophy relevant to our era, as well as to the native western religions broadly.

https://youtu.be/WjOi1jd2BF8?si=iXcJGngdpCjp7rcy

"Only he is the enemy of nature who fancies himself wiser than nature, although she is the greatest school for all of us." -Paracelsus

I assert that the academics are wrong about the so-called “Viking age”. Germanics in ancient times recognized themselves as mostly a singular folk. There are rune stones in Sweden dedicated to Lombard kings who ruled what we now call Italy. In fact, many Heathen kings across Europe were related. They saw one another as kin despite regional cultures. Academics have asserted for years that the early raids such as Lindisfarne (793 CE) was an economic venture. They weren’t dummies. They knew where kingdoms kept their silver. And if one was in search of plunder, quality slaves or women, a monastery would be the last place to look. It was an intentional and righteous act of religious justice. Retaliation for the many blasphemies and acts of violence. Why else target a holy site? That is why I argue that the so-called “Viking age” was actually a Heathen Holy War. One that lasted several centuries and plunged Christendom into supplication. Of course Christian chroniclers wouldn’t record their biggest L. • 690s-720s: Frankish expansion into Frisia • 719 CE: Death of Radbod • 720s-730s: Conquest and Christianization of Frisia • 724 CE: Desecration of Donar’s Oak • 754 CE: Death of Boniface at Dokkum • 772 CE: Destruction of Irminsul • 772-804 CE: Saxon Wars • 782 CE: Massacre at Verden • 785 CE: Capitulatio de partibus Saxoniae • 785-790s: Saxon refugee exodus to Scandinavia • Late 780s-early 790s: Christian missions penetrate Scandinavia • 793 CE: Lindisfarne raid​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ (Beginning of Heathen Holy War). Then for nearly 300 years, mainland Europe was under siege. Humiliated militarily by a force that lacked the resources, centralized power or numbers in comparison to Mongols or Islamic invasions. With that in mind, the sheer scale, longevity and dominance of the war made it the most crushing and successful Holy War in history. So I reject the so-called “Viking age” framing. It was clearly a Holy War.

My thoughts have been the same for many years. The Vikings were retaliating against Christian tyranny and atrocities.